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Fanfare of trumpets! http://u3asites.org.uk/code/u3asite.php?site=688&page=0
So can you tell us more then or do you want to going on keeping it a secret?
Went to Powderham today. Voucher that I referred to above can be used along with the concessionary entrance fee for seniors. However, if you do that you cannot subsequently validate your ticket to take advantage of being able to visit again, for free, within the next 7 days. Senior from the point of view of Powderham is aged 60+. I asked for two senior tickets. The young man behind the counter ...
Thanks for that info Clive. This link shows the U3A groups based in Devon. Seems the nearest ones to Dawlish are in Exeter, Newton Abbot and Torbay. http://www.u3a.org.uk/u3a_group/site/countySearch.php?pg=0&SearchWord=devon
Just walked along the lane on way to bootfair at Sainsbury;s. There was a bit of a pong just before the lane leads onto the main road. Is that where you had in mind Flo or was where you smelt the nasty niff nearer the new houses?
Powderham Castle do a reduced entrance charge for seniors (don't know what age they mean by that though) http://www.powderham.co.uk/visiting/openingtimesprices.ashx tel: 01626 890243 I notice that in this week's Dawlish Post (that's the Friday, September 5th 2014 edition) there is a 20% off admission price coupon valid Monday 8th to Sunday 14th September 2014 (excluding Saturday). 50% off if ...
and I've now found this. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/programmes/money_box/transcripts/money_box_24_may_14.pdf It's the transcript of the BBC R4 programme Moneybox which was broadcast on 24th May 2014. The bit concerning the new state pension starts middle of page 6 "It's less than 2 years............." and continues to the bottom of page 10.
Ellen - my paternal grandmother's name and one of my daughter's middle names. But not my name.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/11067567/New-flat-rate-state-pension-how-much-will-you-get.html
There is an article about this in this week's Gazette.
